Carrie Nichol

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Archer Daniels Midland

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Carrie Nichol has been Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of ADM since March 2025, responsible for the company’s external and management accounting and reporting processes and its internal control functions. She joined from Cargill, where from December 2021 she was senior vice president, chief accounting officer and global process leader, responsible for accounting operations, internal controls, global process organizations and seven global capability centers. Before that she was vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of Zimmer Biomet and chief accounting officer and controller of Endo Pharmaceuticals, and she began her career in public accounting at KPMG. ADM says she is a licensed certified public accountant. She joined ADM after more than three years as Cargill’s chief accounting officer.

Career Highlights

• Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of ADM since March 2025.
• Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Global Process Leader at Cargill, 2021 to 2025.
• Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Zimmer Biomet, 2019 to 2021.
• Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Endo Pharmaceuticals.
• Began her career at KPMG.

Professional Journey

Nichol earned a Bachelor of Science in business management from Widener University and an MBA in finance from Villanova University, and began her career in public accounting at KPMG, according to ADM. She was chief accounting officer and controller of Endo Pharmaceuticals and, from October 2019 to December 2021, vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of Zimmer Biomet, leading finance transformation initiatives at both.

From December 2021 to February 2025 she was senior vice president, chief accounting officer and global process leader at Cargill, responsible for corporate and technical accounting, internal controls and financial global business services, as well as global process organizations, seven global capability centers and the finance organization’s process, data and technology teams.

She joined ADM as vice president and chief accounting officer in March 2025, with responsibility for external and management accounting and reporting and internal controls. ADM’s 10-K lists her among its eight executive officers. ADM, based in Chicago, reported 2025 revenues of $80.3 billion across three reportable segments, Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions and Nutrition, according to its 10-K.

ADM’s 2026 proxy says the company’s 2025 results were affected by market volatility, shifting global trade conditions and continuing uncertainty around U.S. biofuel policy, factors its compensation committee weighed when setting annual incentive payouts for the named executive officers.

Education

Villanova University

MBA, Finance

Widener University

Bachelor of Science, Business management